Charcoal
By Carolina Markowicz • 2022 • Drama • Thriller • 107
Brazil, 2022. In a remote area in São Paulo’s countryside, a rural family who lives beside a charcoal factory accepts a proposal to host a mysterious foreign guest. The home soon becomes a hideout as the so-called guest happens to be a highly wanted drug lord. The mother, her husband and child will have to learn how to share the same roof with this stranger, whilst keeping up appearances of an unchanged peasant routine.
Toronto IFF 2022 – Platform
San Sebastian IFF 2022 – Horizontes Latinos
Mill Valley IFF 2022 – World Cinema Section
Huelva Festival de Cine Iberoamericano 2022 – SISMOS section
Habana International Film Festival 2022
Tromso International Film Festival 2023
Black Movie Festival 2023
Original title: Charcoal
Director: Carolina Markowicz
Casting: Maeve Jinkings (Aquarius, Neon Bull), César Bordón (Wild Tales), Camila Márdila (The Second Mother)
Production company: Superfilmes, Biônica Filmes, Ajimolido Films
Country: Brazil
Production year: 2022
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Runtime: 107
